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Revision as of 00:06, 21 September 2009
| 531st Bombardment Squadron, Medium | |
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| File:531stbombsquadron.jpg Emblem of the 531st Bombardment Squadron | |
| Active | 1942-1962 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Bomber |
| Part of | United States Air Force/Strategic Air Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Plattsburg Air Force Base |
It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 1 Jan 1962.
History
Lineage
- Constituted 531st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Oct 1942
- Activated on 3 Nov 1942
- Inactivated on 20 Feb 1946
- Redesignated 531st Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 13 May 1947
- Activated in the reserve on 29 May 1947
- Redesignated 531st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 26 Jun 1949
- Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951
- Inactivated on 16 May 1951
- Activated on 1 May 1959
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1962.
Assignments
- 380th Bombardment Group, 3 Nov 1942-20 Feb 1946
- Attached to: Royal Australian Air Force, 28 Apr 1943 - 1 Mar 1945
- Fourteenth Air Force, 29 May 1947
- 380th Bombardment Group, 16 Jun 1947-16 May 1951
- 380th Bombardment Wing, 1 May 1959-1 Jan 1962.
Stations
- Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 3 Nov 1942
- Biggs Field, Texas, 2 Dec 1942
- Lowry Field, Colorado, 4 Mar-19 Apr 1943
- Manbulloo Airfield, Australia, c. 28 Apr 1943
- Long Airfield (Long Strip), Australia, c. 5 Dec 1943
- RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, 21 Jul 1944
- San Jose, Mindoro, c. 1 Mar 1945
- Motobu Airfield, Okinawa, c. 15 Aug 1945
- Fort William McKinley, Luzon, C. 28 Nov 1945-20 Feb 1946
- MacDill AFB, Florida, 29 May 1947-16 May 1951
- Plattsburgh AFB, New York, 1 May 1959-1 Jan 1962
Aircraft
- B-24 Liberator, 1942-1945
- B-29 Superfortress, 1947-1951
- B-47 Stratojet, 1959-1961
Operational History
Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, c. 21 May 1943-24 Jul 1945. Reserve B-29 squadron, activated during Korean War. Aircraft and personnel reassigned to other active duty squadrons then squadron inactivated w/o/p/e. SAC Medium bomber (B-47) squadron (1959-1962).
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
External links
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